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293. The Imperial City of the twenty-eighth

ps: Anti-theft seal, replaced at 12.21 at twelve noon~~

Because she had a daughter in the palace as a concubine, Mrs. Xie was used to entering the palace. When she got up at the fourth hour, Mrs. Xie first used some breakfast and didn't dare to use too much porridge. She only had two milk rolls and two bird's nests to moisten her throat. Then she went inside to dress up and make up for her life. Many women's lifelong glory lies in this dress, but she was really tired after wearing it.

After finishing his makeup, Xie Shangshu is going to go out to court. Xie Moyou knew that Mrs. Xie was going to enter the palace today, so she came to see her off early. Xie Zhi and his brothers were also here, but Xie Moru was not there. Mrs. Xie smiled bitterly in her heart. If you don’t have her personality, she will never come again. Moru, do you know what the family has given for you?

Xie Song also came over early. Among all the children, Xie Moru was not seen, and he couldn't help but ask, "Where is Moru?"

If Xie Moyou had already spoken and pushed Xie Moru into the pit, this time, Xie Moyou did not say much. Mrs. Xie smiled, "I said it was early this morning that she didn't need her to come."

Xie Song stopped talking and helped his mother out. Mrs. Xie smiled, "I'm not old enough to walk, so how can I use you to help me?"

Xie Song smiled, "It's the son who wants to go out with his mother."

Mrs. Xie smiled, and Xie Bai immediately picked up his mother's other hand and said, "Mother doesn't need to be helped, but the two eldest sons are by my side, so you have to show off anyway!" She tsk, "How might it be!" She was so majestic that Mrs. Xie was so funny that she even told Xie Zhi three, "Don't stand stupidly, hurry up and flatter your grandfather, don't let your grandfather be jealous."

Xie Shangshu laughed and scolded, "How old is the person who is still so escaping."

Mrs. Xie did not forget to remind Xie Moyou, "Take Azhi and the others to use breakfast and send them to school after breakfast."

Xie Moyou agreed.

On the fifth day of the day, he handed over the sign at the palace gate. Since the empress passed away, two concubines Xie Zhao were in charge of the palace. Concubine Xie had already sent an eunuch to pick up her mother. Mrs. Xie said to her second son, "It's cold in the morning, so go to the car to take a break."

Xie Bai nodded, looked at his mother following the eunuch into the palace, and couldn't help but sigh softly, and a faint mist sprayed out of his breath. His Majesty suddenly rewarded his elder sister-in-law, and I wonder how many people were feeling uneasy.

After passing through many palace gates, Mrs. Xie first went to Empress Dowager Hu's Ci'an Palace. This is also a rule, but if a woman is a destined to come to the palace to pay tribute, she will go to Ci'an Palace first.

She was not the only one who entered the palace. Mrs. Xie and several imperial decree who came to the palace to pay tribute were in the side hall of Ci'an Palace. Those who could come here were families with some names in the imperial capital. Everyone was familiar with each other and spoke softly. For a moment, a palace servant came in to pass on the empress dowager's oral order, asking the imperial decrees to go to the main hall to pay tribute.

As the sun rose, thousands of golden lights fell on this towering imperial city. Mrs. Xie suddenly left the side hall and was almost confused, but her heart was happy, thinking that it was a good omen.

After entering the main hall to pay tribute, Empress Dowager Hu was quite kind to her in the past, but after a few words, she asked her to go to Linzhi Palace. Today, after she asked her to pay tribute, "I heard that your granddaughter is quite extraordinary, and she is a very great princess. Why didn't she bring that child into the palace today? Let the Ai family take a look." Empress Dowager Hu's voice was extremely gentle. Mrs. Xie didn't dare to look up, and she was already sweating in her cold body.

But the destined woman present still has to think about it carefully. She must have a good memory to remember which granddaughter of Xie’s parents is. Now that she heard the Empress Dowager’s words, the clever man was already in a panic. Mrs. Xie was calm and calm, "The daughter of a foreign minister is not as good as the daughter of a grandson, how dare she enter the palace? As for the words of a princess like the eldest princess, the wife has only heard of the words of a female girl, and has never heard of a female grandmother. Now some people say this, and the wife should be happy, but she is a child, and she can no longer be praised like this. Now the Empress Dowager is like this, thinking that the Empress Dowager may have such words in the future, and the wife becomes more and more frightened."

Empress Dowager Hu smiled slightly, not telling her happiness and anger, "What's the point of being afraid of? If it's a child like a eldest princess, it's a good thing."

"Yesterday, my wife saw a nest made of birds on the trees in the courtyard of her home. The wind was tight at night. When I got up this morning, the nest was gone." Mrs. Xie leaned over deeply and stopped talking.

Empress Dowager Hu said indifferently, "Mrs. Xie has been thinking too much. Over the years, Mrs. Wei has never entered the palace. If she knows she is fine, the Ai family will feel relieved." He said to Concubine Xie on the side, "After your mother enters the palace, you mother and daughter will go to your palace to talk."

Concubine Xie received the order softly.

Linzhi Palace.

This is the territory of Concubine Xie, and Mrs. Xie is much more relaxed. Concubine Xie first invited her mother to sit down. The palace servant brought incense tea. The mother and daughter drank tea together and asked each other. Concubine Xie talked about the reward yesterday and said, "I have seen some tribute brocades recently. I think that Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, so I can make clothes for my family. I happened to hear it and reward them together." Concubine Xie did not expect that in the past ten years, His Majesty suddenly wanted to reward Fang. Moreover, in a few days it will be Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Mid-Autumn Festival, he did not focus on it, and he was just a matter of giving it to him. It seemed like a special reward. Yes, His Majesty gave Fang a special reward. So, she was also thinking about whether something happened at home? Yesterday, there was a saying of the eldest princess of Fang's relatives... there was always some reason, right?

Mrs. Xie sighed, "Your sister-in-law likes tranquility. Your Majesty will receive the rewards. If you want to be smart, you have it, but if you want to say that she is like the eldest princess, a ten-year-old child, she is really over-reputable."

No one is better than a daughter. Concubine Xie lowered her eyes. It seems that this child is not ordinary outstanding. Concubine Xie smiled, "Yes, everyone in the world loves to spread rumors. Even if she is smart, she will become a very genius when she comes to the palace."

Mrs. Xie smiled, "Yes."

Concubine Xie turned around and said, "Seeing that my second brother's wedding day is coming soon, the princess's mansion is not far from home. I think there are many things to prepare at home, but I wonder if it is ready?"

“It’s all right.”

As the mother and daughter were talking, Mrs. Xie also informed the eldest daughter of taking a good concubine to the eldest son. Concubine Xie knew it. Today, her mother entered the palace and Concubine Xie actually had important matters to discuss. She had been in the palace for many years and was surrounded by confidant palace servants. This matter was still avoided by the palace servants. Concubine Xie said, "Your Majesty seems to have the intention of establishing a new queen."

This sentence suppressed all the worries Mrs. Xie had when she entered the palace today. Mrs. Xie was happy first, then worried. She frowned for a moment and said, "Did Your Majesty say it to the Empress?" If it was Your Majesty's words, the word "Similar" should not be used.

"No, the Empress Dowager has frequently summoned the daughter of Hu recently." Concubine Xie sighed softly. Her younger brother, Princess Shang Yi'an. Princess Yi'an was careless at Empress Dowager Hu since she was a child. Her biological mother, Princess Xianjin, was also from the Chengen Duke's Mansion. What is Hu's intention and what is the family's intention? Without the support of the family, it is difficult for her to get the position of the queen alone. Even if she has the support of the family, it is not easy to have the position of the queen. She has served the king for many years, but now she is unpredictable. This matter was inferred from the beaded silk tracks of Ci'an Palace.

Mrs. Xie said, "Don't worry, Empress, I'll go back and discuss with your father."

Concubine Xie smiled, "Don't worry, mother, I'm not impatient. This matter..." As she said that, she couldn't help but sigh. She had a prince under her knees, how could she not plot for the prince? However, the Empress Dowager's surname is Hu, and if the Empress Dowager insisted on pushing the Hu girl to the throne...

Mrs. Xie advised, "Empress, the third prince is still young. Is there anything more important in the world than letting the third prince grow up safely?"

Concubine Xie had a slightly solemn face, "Don't worry, mother, I will never sacrifice my power."

"Teach the third prince well. A glorious person is like the sun in the sky. Even if there is night, it can shine on all things." Mrs. Xie naturally hopes that her daughter and grandson will be good, but at this time it is not Taizu's time, Taizu only has one son now, and it must be the top. At this age, she has five sons and four daughters. The most important thing is that today is still young and there will be more sons in the future. The Xie family can fight for the third prince, but the premise is that the third prince is worth fighting for him. It is like Xie Moru. Why is the Xie family willing to take risks for Xie Moru? It is nothing more than Xie Moru's outstanding enough.

The people in the administration of Concubine Xie were inevitably deprived of their past performance. Now, after being comforted and reminded by her mother, she immediately felt that the Lingtai was clear and graceful than the past. Seeing that her daughter had already realized something, Mrs. Xie asked, "What do you mean?" There was also Hu Zhaoyi favored her in the palace, but Hu Zhaoyi was born on the side of the Hu family. Her mother's family was not very conspicuous in the harem, and she had no descendants. If such a palace concubine was promoted to the position of the queen, she would not blame her daughter for being dissatisfied.

Concubine Xie said, "Duke Chengen and Princess Ning Rong's legitimate daughter will be born this year."

So that's it. Isn't this too much to talk about this here? My mother's family knows it. Concubine Xie summoned the palace servant and ordered the kitchen to make side dishes that my mother liked to eat, and kept lunch. The mother and daughter said a lot of private words together.

Zhaode Hall.

After lunch, the eunuch Zheng Jia served on the side. The eunuch Yu Fen looked out of the head outside the hall. Zheng Jia went over and went back to report in a while, "The daughter of Xie did not enter the palace with Mrs. Xie."

Emperor Mu Yuan just smiled.

It was already too late when Mrs. Xie returned home. In the past, she had to take a break, but now she had something to worry about her heart. There was no sleepiness in her heart. The maid served her and changed into homely clothes. Su Lan held a bird's nest porridge. Mrs. Xie took a few sips and asked Su Xin to call Mo Ru over.

After sending out the maids and mother-in-law in the house, only Xie Moru and Xie Bai were left. Mrs. Xie first talked about the matter in Ci'an Palace. Xie Moru got up and saluted, saying, "Thank you for your grandmother's protection."

Mrs. Xie signaled Xie Moru to sit down and smiled, "What's the point of thanking me? Since you call me grandmother, I should protect you."

Xie Moru smiled. It seemed that the Xie family not only kept their verbal appreciation, but also was willing to pay some price.

Only then did Mrs. Xie talk about His Majesty’s intention to establish a new queen. Xie Bai thought for a moment and said, “I’m afraid Your Majesty has no intention.”

Xie Moru was not in a hurry to make a judgment and said, "Madam, can you tell me about Your Majesty's first queen? I don't know much about it."

Mrs. Xie sighed, "Your Majesty, Empress Chu, Empress Chu, was born in the Duke of Chu's Mansion, and passed away when she gave birth to the second princess. Empress Chu passed away, and Concubine Hu gave birth to the eldest princess and the second prince. When Concubine Hu was seriously ill, His Majesty made him the queen."

Xie Moru asked again, "How is the Hu family?"

Mrs. Xie said, "That is His Majesty's mother's house, so naturally the honor and favor are very great."

"What about achievements? What are the outstanding achievements of the Hu family?"

Xie Bai said, "The second son of Chengen Gong, Hu Yue, guarding Nan'an Pass, has made great achievements in military affairs. His third son, Hu Shen, was the minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the court, and it was your father's head to the top. Most of the other children are officials."

Xie Moru's eyes were bright, "Didn't the second uncle say that Empress Dowager Hu has no ability to control the government? I am surprised that the Hu family's children are so outstanding."

Xie Bai smiled bitterly, "Twenty years ago, the Hu family's children were still ignorant. When they first came to be the benefactor, they were quite confused. Now Cheng'en's brother Cheng'en was sentenced to be beheaded for his arbitrary acts." Do you know? The Hu family and the eldest princess are still enemies.

Xie Moru nodded, obviously understood what Xie Bai meant, and asked again, "How about Concubine Zhao in the palace?"

"Concubine Zhao was born in the Duke of Zhao's mansion and had a eldest prince under her knees."

Xie Moru smiled and said softly, "If Empress Dowager Hu wants to be the queen, please support the Queen Mother's wishes."

Mrs. Xie said, "I wonder if the Zhao family will be moved?"

Xie Moru said lightly, "At this time, the one who is moved first must be the one who loses first." Seeing that Mrs. Xie was a little hesitant, Xie Moru said calmly, "There are so many abandoned queens in all dynasties, and I'm afraid that there are so many abandoned queens. In the family of ordinary people, it's okay for women to live according to their husbands. I have never heard that the love of the king in the deep palace can last for a long time. Instead of putting his eyes as the queen, why not look further? Is the position of the queen a few times more stable than the position of the queen? The emperor can abandon the queen, and the husband can abandon his wife, but the son will not betray his mother.

.It was like Duke Zhuang who swore that "not as good as the underworld, there was no meeting each other", and in the end it was not "the joy was in the big tunnel"? At this time, no dispute was a fight. The second uncle Shang Yi'an and the empress dowager were trying to win over our family. If the empress does not compete for the position of the queen, the empress dowager will only like the empress more. Concubine Zhao will have a peace of mind and raise the third prince safely. If the life is still long in the future, why fight for this time? On the other hand, what if the Hu girl enters the palace? A girl of fifteen or sixteen years old can she control the harem? The Hu family thought the empress dowager too simply."

With just this one sentence, Mrs. Xie felt that her husband's decision was correct. Xie Moru was indeed worth the Xie family to take some risks for her.

Mrs. Xie said, "It's not difficult to have the Empress Dowager here." The Hu girl was young, but Empress Dowager Hu was immersed in the palace for many years, so how could she underestimate her?

Xie Moru asked, "Is Empress Hu the daughter of Chengen Duke or Chengen Duke's brother?"

Mrs. Xie was slightly surprised. Xie Moru knew it and then asked, "Can Chengen's family have a legitimate girl suitable for being the queen?"

Mrs. Xie immediately said, "I have seen the fifth girl of the Hu family, Princess Ning Rong, next month and her hairpin. She has a very good appearance. Moreover, the Queen Mother often summoned the Hu girl to the palace to accompany her."

"Princess Ning Rong?" Xie Moru thought for a moment, and heard that Taizu only had Princess Ning Ping, one of his sisters, and said, "I think they are the sisters of King Jingjiang?"

Mrs. Xie nodded with a worried look on her face, "Princess Ning Rong is the sister of King Jingjiang. If the Hu family is willing to do so, Miss Hu's identity can be worthy of the position of the queen."

Xie Moru smiled, "I don't have to worry about anything, what's the grandmother worried about?" Her grandmother was called enemies all over the world. Not only did she kill Chengen's brother, former Chengen's husband, when she was in power, but she also forced the King of Jingjiang to become a vassal. Princess Ning Rong actually married Chengen's husband. For her, this family was called hatred more and more. The hatred was deep like the sea.

Mrs. Xie comforted, "Don't worry, you are the Xie family."

Xie Moru still got back to the point and said, "Being the queen, Chen Ajiao, the queen of Hanwu, was so noble that she was defeated by Wei Zifu."

Xie Moru has such a skill. Chen Ajiao was also the daughter of Emperor Wu of Han, Princess Tao. Today, she is similar to Miss Hu Wu. As expected, Mrs. Xie's expression slowed down. Xie Moru continued, "But if you want Your Majesty to make the daughter of Hu as the queen, you must be the daughter of the Hu family's legitimate child, so that it will be convincing. If Miss Hu is in a talent and does not fight at this moment, it would be a good thing. Otherwise, meeting Chen Ajiao is a blessing, and if she meets Wu Zetian, what will happen to Concubine Xiao Shufei? Not only do not fight now, but also in the future, Miss Hu will give birth to a legitimate son, there is no need to hurry." Xie Moru said, "The rabbit runs fast, and it is easy to hit the tree in a hurry and hit it to death. The turtle is slow, but it will be safe for thousands of years."

Xie Boha laughed, "It's so naughty." But his eyes showed admiration.

Mrs. Xie also laughed and angrily, "There are still a lot of crazy words."

Xie Moru also smiled, and the room was warm for a while. Today, the second uncle deliberately gave in, giving her the opportunity to calm her grandmother's heart. Finally, it made her realize that the family's efforts were not without rewards.

With Xie Bo and Xie Moru's explanation, Mrs. Xie felt relieved. She also thought that His Majesty had no intention of being the queen of her family. Now that her son and Xie Moru said this, Mrs. Xie felt at ease.

Yes, the days are still long, why are you anxious?

No need to hurry, no need to hurry.

Shangshu Xie went home and heard about the queen's reign and frowned for a moment, and only one sentence was said, "The Xie family did not stand in the court because of the queen's concubines and princes. Please serve Your Majesty with peace of mind and educate the prince with all their hearts, so that they will not let you down." The authorities were confused. The third prince was only ten years old. At this time, what kind of throne should be fought for? Of course, it is better for Your Majesty not to establish the queen. Even if the queen is established, Concubine Xie should not fight. It is not that the old birthday star eats arsenic and frost is a long life.

Mrs. Xie said, "I persuaded the Empress in this way in the palace."

"That's good." It's natural that my daughter can hold the position of the imperial concubine, but she is just in the situation and she will inevitably be anxious. Xie Shangshu asked, "Has the Empress Dowager made things difficult for you?"

Mrs. Xie laughed, "It's not difficult to say it's difficult, but it's inevitable to ask a few more questions." Then she told her husband about Ci'an Palace.

Xie Shangshu said, "Can you tell me?"

"That kid is calm."

Xie Shangshu was not just calm, but her eyes could see what ordinary people didn’t have, and it was even more difficult to have a broad mind. Therefore, the future was promising. Unless the Hu girl had the talent of Xie Moru, it would be as Xie Moru said, even if she entered the palace, the position of the queen would not be easy to sit firmly. Taking a step back, if the Hu girl really had the ability of Xie Moru, then it would be better if the position of the queen was not arguing with the position of the queen. In the future, the grandson would be a vassal king. Xie Shangshu said, "It seems that the Hu girl and the father of Chengen will definitely have a big banquet for guests."

Mrs. Xie said, "The post was delivered one month ago."

Xie Shangshu said, "The girls were young in the past and had limited time to go out. Why don't you take them to see them?"

Mrs. Xie said, "Before the words of Princess Lieutenant have dispersed, go to Chengen Duke's Mansion?"

"Don't worry, this kind of thing will never be missing in the future. Could it be that this is not going out?" Furthermore, Xie Moru wants to have a way out and will face it sooner or later. If she can't even deal with this, what else can she want in the future?

There were other things that Mr. Xie was worried about. After thinking about it, he still called his second son to discuss in the study room.

Now that the day is short and the night is long and the autumn is getting stronger, Xie Moru still insists on walking in the small garden in the evening before dinner, just to be a fitness exercise. She also thought that it seems that it was indeed the Hu family who pushed Princess Yi'an to marry Xie Bai!

Princess Yi'an's biological father died early, and her mother also passed away early. However, her mother was the niece of the Empress Dowager Hu's legitimate relative. Now, Cheng'en's brother is the uncle of Princess Yi'an's legitimate relative. Princess Yi'an has the blood of the Hu family, and Cheng'en's uncle is His Majesty's own uncle. Moreover, Princess Yi'an has always been raised by Empress Dowager Hu's knees. Of course, the Hu family pays attention to her marriage.

Then, letting Princess Yi'an marry Xie Bai is the intention of the Hu family to have a good relationship.

However, Xie Bai was originally from Tanhua, but now he has gotten married to a princess, and there are many limitations in his career. Is this really a friendship?

However, regardless of whether the Xie family is willing or not, Princess Yi'an's marriage is a foregone conclusion. Then according to the Xie family's style, it is not about turning around and checking the person behind the scenes to settle accounts. After all, this marriage did not insult Xie Bai, and this is a marriage with obvious pros and cons. Moreover, the Chengen Duke's Mansion is His Majesty's family after all. Even if the Xie family is in the Shangshu Mansion, as long as His Majesty is in power, unless the Hu family is unwilling to rebel or something, no family can shake the Chengen Duke's Mansion. Then, the Xie family will definitely make the best interests of this marriage. Therefore, even if the Shang Lord was not the original intention of the Xie family, the Shang Lord's affairs were only a foregone conclusion, and the Hu and Xie families had a real in-law relationship.

It is really a real in-laws, the mother of Princess Yi'an, the Hu family.
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